Chanced opportunity

Theo moved through the empty streets of the town in silence. 

He didn't try to strike up any conversation with the girl in his arms. He did his best to keep her as steady as possible to avoid moving her injured body, but that was the limit of his attentiveness. 

His face was tense, the look in his eyes absent. 

Noticing how deep in his thoughts the young man was, Veila didn't dare to talk to him either, staying silent as he carried her away from the scene of the execution. 

After a short walk through the relatively empty streets of the destroyed town, they arrived at Theo's tent. 

"Master!" Either sensing his approach or maybe due to being on the lookout, Tiana sprinted out of the tent only to freeze when she saw the girl in her master's arm. 

Tiana threw a long, curious glance at Veila, only to then move her eyes to Theo's face with complicated emotions bustling behind her eyes.